Cope, Imelda G.

October 20, 2005

COPE, Imelda G.

Imelda (Geraghty) Cope, of Wethersfield beloved wife of the late George J. Cope entered eternal rest Friday, (October 14, 2005) at Wethersfield Health Care. She was born September 16, 1919, daughter of the late James and Christina (Caffrey) Geraghty in Dublin Ireland. Imelda immigrated to America in 1947 and has been a resident of Wethersfield for over 45 years. She leaves to remember her a son, James A. Cope and his wife, Eve in Leavenworth, KS.; a daughter, Wendy A. Weed and her husband, Bruce of Wethersfield; six grandchildren, Christian M. Adams, Gregory M. Adams and his wife, Kathryn, Brendan J. Cope, Steven F. Adams and his companion, Amanda Welch, Rachel M. Cope and Brian P. Weed; a great grandson, Liam A. Adams; a sister-in-law, Captain Patricia A. Cope, USN Retired of Oceanside, CA.; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, John Geraghty and a sister, Mary Rose (Geraghty) Heffernan and their spouses. She was also predeceased by a daughter, Tara M. Cope. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 22, at 10:15 a.m. from the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Road, Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Corpus Christi Church, 581 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park, 580 Elm Street, Rocky Hill. Imelda's family will receive relatives and friends in the funeral home Friday from 5-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or St. Thomas More Catholic Church Building Fund, 1450 Melrose Drive, Oceanside, CA 92056.